Very Nasty Weather today...also Avalanche Warnings...they should stay off the slopes
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GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS
342 AM MST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM MST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST MONDAY.
* TIMING...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES.
* SNOW LEVEL...AROUND 8000 FEET TODAY...THEN LOWERING TO BELOW
7000 FEET THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER EXPOSED
AREAS AND MOUNTAIN TOP. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY ON SUNDAY.
* VISIBILITY...MAY BE RESTRICTED TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL
BE MOST WIDESPREAD OVER THE ELK MOUNTAINS LATE TODAY AND THIS
EVENING...SPREADING INTO THE VAIL AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.